Learning VMware vSphere

Lay the foundations for data center virtualization using VMware vSphere 6 and strengthen your understanding of its power

Key Features

• Learn how server virtualization is achieved and how a virtual infrastructure is built using VMware’s products and solutions.
• Design to create a scalable and responsive virtualization platform for hosting the virtual machine workloads of a business. Manage compute, network and storage resources of a virtual infrastructure.
• Relevant conceptual diagrams, flowcharts and screen-captures enable in-depth comprehension of the concepts. Also, the concise writing style makes this book a very easy read.

Book Description

What you will learn

• Understand the architecture of the hypervisor and learn how to install deploy and configure ESXi hosts
• Find out what forms a VMware Virtual Machine can take and also learn how to create and manage them
• Familiarize yourself with the concepts of vSphere Storage and learn how to present and manage storage in a vSphere environment
• Create and manage software switching constructs such as the vNetwork Standard Switch and vNetwork Distributed Switches
• Monitor the performance of a vSphere environment using tools such as the vCenter Performance Graphs and 'esxtop'
• Manage SSL certificates in a vSphere environment
• Upgrade and patch a vSphere environment using vSphere Update Manager

Who this book is for

This is a book for any experienced technologist who is new to the realm of Data Center virtualization wanting to find a way to get a head start in learning how to design, implement and manage a modern day datacenter virtualized using VMware’s core infrastructure solutions. It could also act a comprehensive reference guide for Infrastructure Architects and System Administrators to aid them in their day to day activities. This book could easily find its place in reference materials used by professionals for VCP and VCAP certification exams. Keep in mind however that the book is not written to follow as a blueprint for either of the exams.